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  • Organic agriculture knowledge resources available in local languages

    29th September, 2023

    A webinar titled « Ressources disponibles sur l'agriculture biologique en langues locales » (Organic agriculture knowledge resources available in local languages) was organised on 14 September 2023 by Access Agriculture Local Engagement team for Francophone partners, especially from the Knowledge Centres for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) in Africa project funded by GIZ. A similar webinar for our Anglophone partners was held in May 2023.

    The objectives of both the webinars were to raise awareness of the wide range of farmer training videos available in local...

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  • Access Agriculture at Malawi Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (MaFAAS) 2023

    28th September, 2023

    “The Access Agriculture smart projector can transform farmer learning by allowing them not only to gain knowledge about good agricultural practices, but also to put into practice what they see in the videos,” said Blessings Mtembo from CARE International in Malawi, when he visited the Access Agriculture booth at the Malawi Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (MaFAAS) 2023 held recently in Lilongwe.

    The theme of the conference was harnessing farmer and stakeholder innovations and extension governance for Malawi’s agriculture revolution. Held over two days...

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  • Upskilling Community Skills Development Centre teachers in Malawi

    28th September, 2023

    Fourteen representatives from five Community Skills Development Centres (CSDCs) participated recently in a hands-on training session organised by Access Agriculture in Zomba, Malawi, as part of an AFC/GOPA consulting group project under the GIZ-Empowering Youth in Agribusiness (EYA) initiative.

    The participants were introduced to the Access Agriculture video platform, which hosts over 250 quality farmer learning videos in 100 languages. They learned how to handle the solar-powered smart projector that contains the entire library of Access Agriculture videos and received...

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  • Winners of Animal Rearer Award for Women appreciate farmer-training videos on herbal medicines in animal healthcare

    30th August, 2023

    Women livestock rearers, who attended the ‘Animal Rearer Award for Women’ ceremony organised by the NGO Anthra, led by Dr. Nitya Ghotge, in Pune, Maharashtra, India, greatly appreciated the farmer-training videos on herbal medicines in animal healthcare, that were jointly developed by Anthra and Access Agriculture.

    Men and women involved in animal husbandry from various districts of Maharashtra state attended the event, which recognised and honoured 10 exceptional women livestock rearers.
     

    Atul Pagar, a key partner of Access Agriculture, took the...

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  • EcoAgtube highlighted by Agroecology Coalition

    31st July, 2023

    In the first edition of its newsletter, the Coalition for food systems transformation through agroecology (Agroecology Coalition) has cited EcoAgtube among the important resources from its members. See here ..

    The Agroecology Coalition brings together countries and stakeholders to accelerate the transformation of food systems through agroecology. It has a membership of more than 40 countries and 90 organisations, including the European Union, the African Union and the...

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  • GIZ SNRD Africa newsletter highlights Access Agriculture’s innovative delivery model

    29th June, 2023

    An article titled ‘Innovating digital extension delivery services in rural Egypt,’ featured in the latest issue of the GIZ Sector Network Rural Development (SNRD) Africa newsletter, showcases a partnership project that successfully supports the co-construction of knowledge and inclusive growth for marginalised farmers through farmer-to-farmer videos and last-mile delivery in rural Egypt.

    The project ‘Innovative Agriculture for Smallholder Resilience’ (iNASHR), which seeks to facilitate technology dissemination in rural Egypt, is jointly implemented...

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  • Three new Filipino languages added to farmer video website

    28th June, 2023

    Following a series of training workshops, Access Agriculture has been able to add three new Filipino languages to its award-winning website.  After holding the Tagalog training at the campus of South East Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in Los Banos near Manila, three new translations have been uploaded to the Access Agriculture website. The organisations taking part included the Agro-Forestry Department of the University of the Philippines Los Banos, the Philippines Permaculture Association and the Catholic...

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  • Access Agriculture participates in the 6th Organic Asia Congress

    27th June, 2023

    Access Agriculture participated in the 6th Organic Asia Congress, which was held in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, 6-9 June 2023, under the theme ‘Building World Peace through Organic Agriculture: Food Security Vital to Peace Building.’

    The Organic Asia Congress (OAC) is one of the biggest organic events in the world, where representatives of local governments and the organic sector in different countries in Asia as well as like-minded organisations from around the world gather to discuss major trends in organic agriculture and find ways to move the sector...

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  • Access Agriculture provides insights to help shape the future of Farmer Field Schools

    27th June, 2023

    At the Global Forum on the Future of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for Sustainable Agrifood Systems organised by FAO, 14-16 June 2023, in Blantyre, Malawi, Access Agriculture shared valuable insights from its innovative digital learning approach that combines adult education principles with quality audio-visuals, multiple digital technologies, and a network of digital service providers. 

    “Access Agriculture hosts over 250 training videos in 100 languages and has served more than 5,000 organisations over the past decade as part of FFS or other development interventions,...

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  • First Access Agriculture videos in South African languages

    25th April, 2023

    Access Agriculture conducted a translation workshop 7-9 March 2023 for South Africa, under the Knowledge Centers for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) Project, in Cala, Eastern Cape, in South Africa.

    The training brought together nine participants, four from Vukani Community Radio Station in the Eastern Cape Province  and another four from Muletsi Community Radio Station in Limpopo Province, and one agriculture expert also from the Eastern Cape. The purpose of the training was to equip the participants with the skills to translate video scripts and record voice-overs to create...

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